There are a variety of employment-based immigration options.  The right option may depend on your industry.  Links to employment-based immigration options and industry specific information are provided below:

Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas:

H-1B Most common nonimmigrant visa for hiring foreign professionals

TN Temporary visa for Canadian and Mexican professionals

E-3 Temporary visa for Australian professionals

L-1 Intra-company employee transfers of executives, managers, or persons specialized knowledge

H-2A Agricultural labor or services

H-2B Other temporary service or labor if such service

H-3 Foreign Trainee

I Visa Representatives of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media

O-1 Alien with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics

O-2 Visa Assistants of O-1 alien

P-1 Athlete solely to attend an athletic event; entertainer or entertainment group to attend a performance

P-2 Artist or entertainers performing as a part of a reciprocal exchange program

P-3 Culturally unique artists or entertainers

H-1C Registered nurses

R-1 Religious Worker

Immigrant (Permanent Resident) Visas:

EB-1 Priority Workers

EB-2 Professional, Advanced Degree Holders, or Aliens of Exceptional Ability

EB-3 Employment-Based Permanent Residence – Skilled Workers, Professionals, and other Workers

EB-4 Permanent residence for religious workers and others

EB-5 Conditional permanent residency for substantial foreign investors

Schedule A Nurses and Physical Therapists

National Interest Waivers

PERM

Special Recruitment

Industry Information

Immigration Options for the Arts, Sports, and Entertainment Industries

Immigration Options for Physicians, Nurses, Physical Therapists and other Health Care Professionals

Immigration Options for Religious Workers

Immigration Options for University Professors and Faculty, Researchers, and Non-Profit Organizations